Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
Coordinate the USDA SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) program for the 13 states and 2 territories of the Southern Region. Each agreement supports approximately 13 Research and Education projects, 13 Education projects, approximately 20 Graduate Student projects, approximately 10 On-Farm Research projects, approximately 9 farmer projects, approximately 8 Professional Development Program competitiveprojects,approximately 20 PDP Model State Program Training grants and 14 Model State Program-Program Assistant grants. Regional competitive grants program to help agriculture become more profitable, protect natural resources and the environment and improve quality of life for rural communities.
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
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Applied
100%
Developmental
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Goals / Objectives
Coordination of the USDA SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education) program for the 13 states and 2 territories of the Southern Region. Each agreement supports approximately 13 Research and Education projects, 13 Education projects, approximately 20 Graduate Student projects, approximately 10 On-Farm Research projects, approximately 9 Farmer projects, approximately 8 PDP competitive projects, approximately 20 PDP Model State Program Training grants and 14 Model State Program-Program Assistant grants. To see a listing of all S-SARE funded projects, go to the S-SARE web site at: https://southern.sare.org/.
Project Methods
Send out Call for Proposals. Assemble Technical Committee to review proposals. Convene Administrative Council which selects projects and sets regional policy. Produce annual report and other materials for distribution of program results.